Intake Malad Power flume looking down Malad River

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Title Intake Malad Power flume looking down Malad River
Photo Number P0206add2n10_14_008
Description Photo shows the Malad Power flume intake, with a view west down Malad River, Gooding County, Idaho
Date 1914-02-08
Textual Date February 8, 1914
Keywords Malad Power Company; Idaho Power; Rocky Mountain Power; Malad River (Idaho); Landscapes (environments); Natural landscapes; Bodies of water; Rivers; Hydraulic structures; Artificial water channels; Flumes; Landforms; Fluvial landforms; Gorges
Subject Malad River (Gooding County, Idaho--Photographs; Hydroelectric power plants--Idaho--Gooding County--Photographs; Flumes--Idaho--Gooding County--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Malad River (Idaho); Malad Gorge (Idaho); Gooding County (Idaho)
Latitude 42.864639
Longitude -114.885903
Additional Information "In 1909 land and rights to 700 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water were acquired by the Malad Power Company for power development. The agreement also allocated 300 cfs to the King Hill Irrigation and Power Company for irrigation and ongoing maintenance of the diversion dam and flume across the Snake RIver. Electricity has been generated here continually since 1911 when the Beaver River Power Company purchased the Malad Power Company's rights. The company constructed the 5,000 kilowatt (kW) upper power plant and wooden gravity flume, making it the largest power generator on the Snake River at that time. Beaver River Power Company was purchased in 1913 by Idaho Power and Light which in 1916, became one of the five companies originally incorporated into the Idaho Power Company." -from roadside historical signs along Malad River.
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
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Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 600 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6hd9v02
Setname uum_map
ID 1000610
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd9v02
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